GREEN BAY BOTANICAL GARDEN INC: Form 990, tax year 2011

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Organization: GREEN BAY BOTANICAL GARDEN INC (EIN 39-1485020)
Tax period: 2011-05-01 to 2012-04-30
Filed: 2012-10-03
IRS object ID: 201242779349300114
Schema version: 2011v1.2
Source: Download XML · Original 990 at ProPublica

Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header
Form 990
Schedule A
Schedule B
Schedule D
Schedule G
Schedule L
Schedule M
Schedule O

Return header ReturnHeader

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Timestamp	2012-10-03T11:21:59-05:00	Timestamp
Tax Period End Date	2012-04-30	TaxPeriodEndDate

Preparer Firm PreparerFirm

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	390912608	EIN

Preparer Firm Business Name PreparerFirmBusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	HAWKINS ASH BAPTIE AND CO LLP	BusinessNameLine1

Preparer Firm US Address PreparerFirmUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	400 REID STREET SUITE V	AddressLine1
City	DE PERE	City
State	WI	State
ZIP Code	541152164	ZIPCode

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return Type	990	ReturnType
Tax Period Begin Date	2011-05-01	TaxPeriodBeginDate

Filer Filer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	391485020	EIN

Name Name

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	GREEN BAY BOTANICAL GARDEN INC	BusinessNameLine1

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Name Control	GREE	NameControl
Phone	9204909457	Phone

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	2600 LARSEN ROAD	AddressLine1
City	GREEN BAY	City
State	WI	State
ZIP Code	543072644	ZIPCode

Officer Officer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Name	SUSAN GAROT	Name
Title	EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR	Title
Phone	9204909457	Phone
Date Signed	2012-09-26	DateSigned
Authorize Third Party	1	AuthorizeThirdParty

Preparer Preparer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Name	STEVE HANDRICK	Name
PTIN	P00007603	PTIN
Phone	9203369850	Phone

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tax Year	2011	TaxYear
Build TS	2016-02-24 21:20:13Z	BuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Name Of Principal Officer Person	SUSAN GAROT	NameOfPrincipalOfficerPerson

Address Principal Officer US AddressPrincipalOfficerUS

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	2600 LARSEN ROAD	AddressLine1
City	GREEN BAY	City
State	WI	State
ZIP Code	543072644	ZIPCode

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts	1700571	GrossReceipts
Group Return For Affiliates	0	GroupReturnForAffiliates
Organization501c3	X	Organization501c3
Web Site	WWW.GBBG.ORG	WebSite
Type Of Organization Corporation	X	TypeOfOrganizationCorporation
Year Formation	1982	YearFormation
State Legal Domicile	WI	StateLegalDomicile
Activity Or Mission Description	GREEN BAY BOTANICAL GARDEN STIMULATES AN APPRECIATION FOR AND AN UNDERSTANDING OF THE WORLD OF HORTICULTURE AND THE ENDURING RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN PLANTS AND PEOPLE. THROUGH OUR VOLUNTEERS AND STAFF, WE SERVE PEOPLE OF ALL AGES BY PROVIDING YEAR-ROUND EDUCATIONAL AND RECREATIONAL EXPERIENCES WITHIN AN ENVIRONMENT THAT ENRICHES, INSPIRES AND REFRESHES.	ActivityOrMissionDescription
Nbr Voting Members Governing Body	22	NbrVotingMembersGoverningBody
Nbr Independent Voting Members	22	NbrIndependentVotingMembers
Total Nbr Employees	38	TotalNbrEmployees
Total Nbr Volunteers	700	TotalNbrVolunteers
Total Gross UBI	0	TotalGrossUBI
Net Unrelated Business Txbl Income	0	NetUnrelatedBusinessTxblIncome
Contributions Grants Prior Year	3942996	ContributionsGrantsPriorYear
Contributions Grants Current Year	517890	ContributionsGrantsCurrentYear
Program Service Revenue Prior Year	424240	ProgramServiceRevenuePriorYear
Program Service Revenue CY	516198	ProgramServiceRevenueCY
Investment Income Prior Year	259797	InvestmentIncomePriorYear
Investment Income Current Year	75539	InvestmentIncomeCurrentYear
Other Revenue Prior Year	387036	OtherRevenuePriorYear
Other Revenue Current Year	402578	OtherRevenueCurrentYear
Total Revenue Prior Year	5014069	TotalRevenuePriorYear
Total Revenue Current Year	1512205	TotalRevenueCurrentYear
Grants And Similar Amnts Prior Year	0	GrantsAndSimilarAmntsPriorYear
Grants And Similar Amnts CY	0	GrantsAndSimilarAmntsCY
Benefits Paid To Members Prior Year	0	BenefitsPaidToMembersPriorYear
Benefits Paid To Members CY	0	BenefitsPaidToMembersCY
Salaries Etc Prior Year	639567	SalariesEtcPriorYear
Salaries Etc Current Year	748110	SalariesEtcCurrentYear
Total Prof Fundrsng Exp Prior Year	0	TotalProfFundrsngExpPriorYear
Total Prof Fundrsng Exp CY	0	TotalProfFundrsngExpCY
Total Fundrsng Exp Current Year	105373	TotalFundrsngExpCurrentYear
Other Expense Prior Year	687648	OtherExpensePriorYear
Other Expenses Current Year	708027	OtherExpensesCurrentYear
Total Expenses Prior Year	1327215	TotalExpensesPriorYear
Total Expenses Current Year	1456137	TotalExpensesCurrentYear
Revenues Less Expenses Prior Year	3686854	RevenuesLessExpensesPriorYear
Revenues Less Expenses CY	56068	RevenuesLessExpensesCY
Total Assets BOY	7882315	TotalAssetsBOY
Total Assets EOY	7976933	TotalAssetsEOY
Total Liabilities BOY	159678	TotalLiabilitiesBOY
Total Liabilities EOY	179759	TotalLiabilitiesEOY
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	7722637	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOY
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	7797174	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOY
Info In Schedule O Part III	X	InfoInScheduleOPartIII
Mission Description	GREEN BAY BOTANICAL GARDEN STIMULATES AN APPRECIATION FOR AND AN UNDERSTANDING OF THE WORLD OF HORTICULTURE AND THE ENDURING RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN PLANTS AND PEOPLE. THROUGH OUR VOLUNTEERS AND STAFF, WE SERVE PEOPLE OF ALL AGES BY PROVIDING YEAR-ROUND EDUCATIONAL AND RECREATIONAL EXPERIENCES WITHIN AN ENVIRONMENT THAT ENRICHES, INSPIRES AND REFRESHES.	MissionDescription
Significant New Program Services	1	SignificantNewProgramServices
Significant Change	0	SignificantChange
Expense	1085237	Expense
Revenue	627213	Revenue
Description	DEVELOPED AND MAINTAINED NEARLY 25 ACRES OF GARDENS, ENABLING THE ORGANIZATION TO CONNECT TO NEARLY 90,000 VISITORS.	Description

Activity2 Activity2

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Expense	55000	Expense
Revenue	20229	Revenue
Description	MEMBER BENEFITS - GREW MEMBERSHIP TO 3,000 HOUSEHOLDS; ENABLED THE GARDEN TO ENGAGE EVEN MORE VOLUNTEERS.	Description

Activity3 Activity3

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Expense	54000	Expense
Revenue	27988	Revenue
Description	EDUCATION - EXPANDED OUR INDOOR OFFERINGS TO INCLUDE MORE CLASSROOMS, A LIBRARY, A CHILDREN'S CORNER AND RESOURCE CENTER TO SERVE NEARLY 6,000 CHILDREN AND ADULTS, MANY CHILDREN BEING AT-RISK.	Description

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Expense	1194237	TotalProgramServiceExpense
Described In501 C3	1	DescribedIn501C3
Schedule B Required	1	ScheduleBRequired
Political Activities	0	PoliticalActivities
Lobbying Activities	0	LobbyingActivities
Subject To Proxy Tax	0	SubjectToProxyTax
Donor Advised Funds	0	DonorAdvisedFunds
Conservation Easements	0	ConservationEasements
Collections Of Art	0	CollectionsOfArt
Credit Counseling	0	CreditCounseling
Term Or Permanent Endowments	1	TermOrPermanentEndowments
Report Land Bldg Equip	1	ReportLandBldgEquip
Report Invest Oth Securities	0	ReportInvestOthSecurities
Report Prog Rel Invest	1	ReportProgRelInvest
Report Other Assets	0	ReportOtherAssets
Report Other Liabilities	0	ReportOtherLiabilities
Report Fin48 Footnote	1	ReportFin48Footnote
Independent Audit Financial Stmt	1	IndependentAuditFinancialStmt
Consolidated Audit Financial Stmt	0	ConsolidatedAuditFinancialStmt
School	0	School
Foreign Office	0	ForeignOffice
Foreign Activities	0	ForeignActivities
More Than5000 K To Organizations	0	MoreThan5000KToOrganizations
More Than5000 K To Individuals	0	MoreThan5000KToIndividuals
Professional Fundraising	0	ProfessionalFundraising
Fundraising Activities	1	FundraisingActivities
Gaming	0	Gaming
Hospital	0	Hospital
Grants To Organizations	0	GrantsToOrganizations
Grants To Individuals	0	GrantsToIndividuals
Schedule J Required	0	ScheduleJRequired
Tax Exempt Bonds	0	TaxExemptBonds
Excess Benefit Transaction	0	ExcessBenefitTransaction
Prior Excess Benefit Transaction	0	PriorExcessBenefitTransaction
Loan To Officer Or DQP	0	LoanToOfficerOrDQP
Grant To Related Person	0	GrantToRelatedPerson
Bsnss Rltnshp With Organization	1	BsnssRltnshpWithOrganization
Bsnss Rltnshp Thru Family Member	0	BsnssRltnshpThruFamilyMember
Officer Entity With Bsnss Rltnshp	0	OfficerEntityWithBsnssRltnshp
Deductible Non Cash Contributions	1	DeductibleNonCashContributions
Deductible Contributions Of Art	0	DeductibleContributionsOfArt
Terminated	0	Terminated
Partial Liquidation	0	PartialLiquidation
Disregarded Entity	0	DisregardedEntity
Related Entity	0	RelatedEntity
Related Org Controlled Entity	0	RelatedOrgControlledEntity
Transaction Related Entity	0	TransactionRelatedEntity
Transfers To Exempt Non Chrtbl Org	0	TransfersToExemptNonChrtblOrg
Activities Conducted Partnership	0	ActivitiesConductedPartnership
Schedule O Required	1	ScheduleORequired
Number Forms Transmitted With1096	14	NumberFormsTransmittedWith1096
Number W2 G Included	0	NumberW2GIncluded
Compliance With Backup Witholding	1	ComplianceWithBackupWitholding
Number Of Employees	38	NumberOfEmployees
Employment Tax Returns Filed	1	EmploymentTaxReturnsFiled
Unrelated Business Income	0	UnrelatedBusinessIncome
Foreign Financial Account	0	ForeignFinancialAccount
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans	0	ProhibitedTaxShelterTrans
Taxable Party Notification	0	TaxablePartyNotification
Non Deductible Contributions	0	NonDeductibleContributions
Quid Pro Quo Contributions	1	QuidProQuoContributions
Quid Pro Quo Disclosure	1	QuidProQuoDisclosure
Form8282 Property Disposed Of	0	Form8282PropertyDisposedOf
Indoor Tanning Services	0	IndoorTanningServices
Info In Schedule O Part VI	X	InfoInScheduleOPartVI
Nbr Voting Governing Body Members	22	NbrVotingGoverningBodyMembers
Number Independent Voting Members	22	NumberIndependentVotingMembers
Family Or Business Relationship	1	FamilyOrBusinessRelationship
Delegation Of Management Duties	0	DelegationOfManagementDuties
Changes To Organizing Docs	0	ChangesToOrganizingDocs
Material Diversion Or Misuse	0	MaterialDiversionOrMisuse
Members Or Stockholders	1	MembersOrStockholders
Election Of Board Members	1	ElectionOfBoardMembers
Decisions Subject To Approval	0	DecisionsSubjectToApproval
Minutes Of Governing Body	1	MinutesOfGoverningBody
Minutes Of Committees	1	MinutesOfCommittees
Officer Mailing Address	0	OfficerMailingAddress
Local Chapters	0	LocalChapters
Form990 Provided To Governing Body	0	Form990ProvidedToGoverningBody
Conflict Of Interest Policy	1	ConflictOfInterestPolicy
Annual Disclosure Covered Persons	1	AnnualDisclosureCoveredPersons
Regular Monitoring Enforcement	1	RegularMonitoringEnforcement
Whistleblower Policy	1	WhistleblowerPolicy
Document Retention Policy	1	DocumentRetentionPolicy
Compensation Process CEO	1	CompensationProcessCEO
Compensation Process Other	1	CompensationProcessOther
Investment In Joint Venture	0	InvestmentInJointVenture
States Where Copy Of Return Is Filed	WI	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFiled
Upon Request	X	UponRequest

The Books Are In Care Of TheBooksAreInCareOf

Name Business NameBusiness

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	SUSAN GAROT	BusinessNameLine1

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Telephone Number	9204913691	TelephoneNumber

Address US AddressUS

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	2600 LARSEN ROAD	AddressLine1
City	GREEN BAY	City
State	WI	State
ZIP Code	54303	ZIPCode

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionA (24 entries)

TitleTitle	Average Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeek	Individual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirector	OfficerOfficer	Reportable Comp From OrganizationReportableCompFromOrganization	Reportable Comp From Related OrgsReportableCompFromRelatedOrgs	Other CompensationOtherCompensation
TOM ERICKSON
PAST CHAIR	0.50	X	X	0	0	0
KATHY HARTMAN
CHAIR	0.50	X	X	0	0	0
ROBERT J JANSSEN
DIRECTOR	0.50	X		0	0	0
NANCY G JONES
DIRECTOR	0.50	X		0	0	0
MICHAEL KARCZ
DIRECTOR	0.50	X		0	0	0
GREGORY MEISSNER
ADVISOR	0.50	X		0	0	0
JOAN MILLS
DIRECTOR	0.50	X		0	0	0
JOHN OATES
DIRECTOR	0.50	X		0	0	0
FRED PARISH
DIRECTOR	0.50	X		0	0	0
MICHAEL RAYMAKER
DIRECTOR	0.50	X		0	0	0
BILL WANGERIN
TREASURER	0.50	X	X	0	0	0
BRUCE KILMER
DIRECTOR	0.50	X		0	0	0
MARCIA 0'LEARY
VICE CHAIR	0.50	X		0	0	0
DICK RANKIN
SECRETARY	0.50	X		0	0	0
JACK SWELSTAD
DIRECTOR	0.50	X		0	0	0
KAZUKO BRESSLER
DIRECTOR	0.50	X		0	0	0
CAROL FALTYNSKI
DIRECTOR	0.50	X		0	0	0
LEE C HANSEN
DIRECTOR	0.50	X		0	0	0
DEBORAH M JOHNSON
DIRECTOR	0.50	X		0	0	0
BETSY MICHELL
DIRECTOR	0.50	X		0	0	0
MICHAEL SALVO
DIRECTOR	0.50	X		0	0	0
BILL LARSEN
DIRECTOR	0.50	X		0	0	0
SUSAN THOMAS
DIRECTOR	0.50	X		0	0	0
SUSAN GAROT
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR	40.00		X	75569	0	0

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org	75569	TotalReportableCompFromOrg
Total Reportable Comp Frm Rltd Orgs	0	TotalReportableCompFrmRltdOrgs
Total Other Compensation	0	TotalOtherCompensation
Number Individuals GT100 K	0	NumberIndividualsGT100K
Formers Listed	0	FormersListed
Total Comp GT150 K	0	TotalCompGT150K
Compensation From Other Sources	0	CompensationFromOtherSources
Number Of Contractors GT100 K	0	NumberOfContractorsGT100K
Membership Dues	177220	MembershipDues
Government Grants	14525	GovernmentGrants
All Other Contributions	326145	AllOtherContributions
Noncash Contributions	51382	NoncashContributions
Total Contributions	517890	TotalContributions

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenue (5 entries)

DescriptionDescription	Business CodeBusinessCode	Total Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumn	Related Or Exempt Function IncomeRelatedOrExemptFunctionIncome
ADMISSIONS	900099	343916	343916
VENDORS	900099	59103	59103
VISITOR SERVICES	900099	53718	53718
MISCELLENAOUS INCOME	900099	31603	31603
EDUCATION FEES	900099	27858	27858

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue	516198	TotalProgramServiceRevenue

Investment Income InvestmentIncome

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	58505	TotalRevenueColumn
Related Or Exempt Function Income	58505	RelatedOrExemptFunctionIncome

Gross Rents GrossRents

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Real	61163	Real

Less Rental Expenses LessRentalExpenses

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Real	0	Real

Rental Income Or Loss RentalIncomeOrLoss

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Real	61163	Real

Net Rental Income Or Loss NetRentalIncomeOrLoss

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	61163	TotalRevenueColumn
Related Or Exempt Function Income	61163	RelatedOrExemptFunctionIncome

Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssets

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	17034	Securities

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expenses LessCostOthBasisSalesExpenses

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	0	Securities

Gain Or Loss GainOrLoss

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	17034	Securities

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestments

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	17034	TotalRevenueColumn
Related Or Exempt Function Income	17034	RelatedOrExemptFunctionIncome

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Income Fundraising Events	482434	GrossIncomeFundraisingEvents
Fundraising Direct Expenses	163549	FundraisingDirectExpenses

Net Income From Fundraising Events NetIncomeFromFundraisingEvents

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	318885	TotalRevenueColumn
Exclusion	$318,885	ExclusionAmount

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Sales Of Inventory	46756	GrossSalesOfInventory
Cost Of Goods Sold	24817	CostOfGoodsSold

Net Income Or Loss NetIncomeOrLoss

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	21939	TotalRevenueColumn
Related Or Exempt Function Income	21939	RelatedOrExemptFunctionIncome

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMisc

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Description	MISC. REVENUE-RELATED	Description
Business Code	900099	BusinessCode
Total Revenue Column	591	TotalRevenueColumn
Related Or Exempt Function Income	591	RelatedOrExemptFunctionIncome

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Other Revenue	591	TotalOtherRevenue

Total Revenue TotalRevenue

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	1512205	TotalRevenueColumn
Related Or Exempt Function Income	675430	RelatedOrExemptFunctionIncome
Unrelated Business Revenue	0	UnrelatedBusinessRevenue
Exclusion	$318,885	ExclusionAmount

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part IX	X	InfoInScheduleOPartIX

Comp Current Officers Directors CompCurrentOfficersDirectors

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	75568	Total
Program Services	30983	ProgramServices
Management And General	33250	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	11335	Fundraising

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWages

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	560429	Total
Program Services	521174	ProgramServices
Management And General	21011	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	18244	Fundraising

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefits

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	66403	Total
Program Services	59030	ProgramServices
Management And General	2933	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	4440	Fundraising

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxes

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	45710	Total
Program Services	40414	ProgramServices
Management And General	1024	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	4272	Fundraising

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccounting

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	24793	Total
Management And General	24793	ManagementAndGeneral

Fees For Services Invst Mgmnt Fees FeesForServicesInvstMgmntFees

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	15268	Total
Program Services	15268	ProgramServices

Advertising Advertising

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	93784	Total
Program Services	93784	ProgramServices

Office Expenses OfficeExpenses

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	3843	Total
Program Services	3630	ProgramServices
Management And General	53	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	160	Fundraising

Travel Travel

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	10779	Total
Program Services	10657	ProgramServices
Fundraising	122	Fundraising

Interest Interest

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	1479	Total
Program Services	1479	ProgramServices

Insurance Insurance

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	31791	Total
Program Services	31791	ProgramServices

Other Expenses OtherExpenses (4 entries)

DescriptionDescription	TotalTotal	Program ServicesProgramServices	Management And GeneralManagementAndGeneral	FundraisingFundraising
MISCELLANEOUS EXPENSES	83973	83973
SUPPLIES	79780	79780
MISCELLANEOUS EXPENSES	73463		73463
MISCELLANEOUS EXPENSE	65409			65409

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpenses

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	223665	Total
Program Services	222274	ProgramServices
Fundraising	1391	Fundraising

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpenses

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	1456137	Total
Program Services	1194237	ProgramServices
Management And General	156527	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	105373	Fundraising

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearing

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	1986777	BOY
EOY	143164	EOY

Savings And Temp Cash Investments SavingsAndTempCashInvestments

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	152828	BOY
EOY	279703	EOY

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivable

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	1325739	BOY
EOY	809113	EOY

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivable

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EOY	849	EOY

Inventories For Sale Or Use InventoriesForSaleOrUse

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	13219	BOY
EOY	14579	EOY

Prepaid Expenses Deferred Charges PrepaidExpensesDeferredCharges

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	18699	BOY
EOY	14403	EOY

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Land Buildings Equipment Basis	6862199	LandBuildingsEquipmentBasis
Land Bldg Equipment Accum Deprec	2111780	LandBldgEquipmentAccumDeprec

Land Buildings Equipment Basis Net LandBuildingsEquipmentBasisNet

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	2357858	BOY
EOY	4750419	EOY

Investments Program Related InvestmentsProgramRelated

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	2027195	BOY
EOY	1964703	EOY

Total Assets TotalAssets

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	7882315	BOY
EOY	7976933	EOY

Accounts Payable Accrued Expenses AccountsPayableAccruedExpenses

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	68171	BOY
EOY	61854	EOY

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenue

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	91507	BOY
EOY	117905	EOY

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilities

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	159678	BOY
EOY	179759	EOY

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Follow SFAS117	X	FollowSFAS117

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssets

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	2255951	BOY
EOY	5014363	EOY

Temporarily Restricted Net Assets TemporarilyRestrictedNetAssets

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	3858679	BOY
EOY	1174804	EOY

Permanently Restricted Net Assets PermanentlyRestrictedNetAssets

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	1608007	BOY
EOY	1608007	EOY

Total Net Assets Fund Balances TotalNetAssetsFundBalances

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	7722637	BOY
EOY	7797174	EOY

Total Liab Net Assets Fund Balances TotalLiabNetAssetsFundBalances

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	7882315	BOY
EOY	7976933	EOY

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part XI	X	InfoInScheduleOPartXI
Reconcilation Revenue Expenses	56068	ReconcilationRevenueExpenses
Reconcilation Other Changes	18469	ReconcilationOtherChanges
Info In Schedule O Part XII	X	InfoInScheduleOPartXII
Method Of Accounting Accrual	X	MethodOfAccountingAccrual
Accountant Compile Or Review	0	AccountantCompileOrReview
FS Audited	1	FSAudited
Audit Committee	1	AuditCommittee
Financial Statement Separate	X	FinancialStatementSeparate
Federal Grant Audit Required	0	FederalGrantAuditRequired

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Publicly Supported Org170b1 Avi	X	PubliclySupportedOrg170b1Avi

Gifts Grants Contrib Received170 GiftsGrantsContribReceived170

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	455808	CurrentTaxYearMinus4Years
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	495297	CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	668282	CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	4243420	CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year
Current Tax Year	785393	CurrentTaxYear
Total	6648200	Total

Total170 Total170

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	455808	CurrentTaxYearMinus4Years
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	495297	CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	668282	CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	4243420	CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year
Current Tax Year	785393	CurrentTaxYear
Total	6648200	Total

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Amounts Subst Contributors Total	2010187	AmountsSubstContributorsTotal
Public Support Total170	4638013	PublicSupportTotal170

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	8696	CurrentTaxYearMinus4Years
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	28211	CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	1465	CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	260166	CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year
Current Tax Year	58505	CurrentTaxYear
Total	357043	Total

Net UBI NetUBI

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	713	CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	1855	CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years
Total	2568	Total

Other Income170 OtherIncome170

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	7422	CurrentTaxYearMinus4Years
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	708	CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	717477	CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	86612	CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year
Current Tax Year	108510	CurrentTaxYear
Total	920729	Total

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Support	7928540	TotalSupport
Gross Receipts From Admissions Etc	1819756	GrossReceiptsFromAdmissionsEtc
Public Support Pertcentage170	0.58500	PublicSupportPertcentage170
Public Support Pertcent Prior Year	0.82800	PublicSupportPertcentPriorYear
Thirty Three Percnt Tests CY170	X	ThirtyThreePercntTestsCY170

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Info ContributorInfo

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Contributor Number	RESTRICTED	ContributorNumber

Contributor Name Business ContributorNameBusiness

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	RESTRICTED	BusinessNameLine1

Contributor Address US ContributorAddressUS

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	RESTRICTED	AddressLine1
Address Line2	RESTRICTED	AddressLine2
City	RESTRICTED	City
State	RESTRICTED	State
ZIP Code	RESTRICTED	ZIPCode

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Aggregate Contributions	RESTRICTED	AggregateContributions

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Current Year CurrentYear

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Of Year Balance	2027194	BeginningOfYearBalance
Contributions	967171	Contributions
Investment Earnings Or Losses	-20208	InvestmentEarningsOrLosses
Other Expenditures	140473	OtherExpenditures
End Of Year Balance	2833684	EndOfYearBalance

Current Year Minus1 Year CurrentYearMinus1Year

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Of Year Balance	1763015	BeginningOfYearBalance
Contributions	20000	Contributions
Investment Earnings Or Losses	251979	InvestmentEarningsOrLosses
Other Expenditures	7800	OtherExpenditures
End Of Year Balance	2027194	EndOfYearBalance

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Board Designated EOY Balance	0.01800	BoardDesignatedEOYBalance
Permanent Endowment EOY Balance	0.56700	PermanentEndowmentEOYBalance
Term Endowment EOY Balance	0.41500	TermEndowmentEOYBalance
Endowments Held By Unrelated Orgs	1	EndowmentsHeldByUnrelatedOrgs
Endowments Held By Related Orgs	0	EndowmentsHeldByRelatedOrgs

Buildings Buildings

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	3960518	OtherCostOrOtherBasis
Depreciation	597819	Depreciation
Book Value	3362699	BookValue

Equipment Equipment

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	2901681	OtherCostOrOtherBasis
Depreciation	1513961	Depreciation
Book Value	1387720	BookValue

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Of Book Value Land Buildings	4750419	TotalOfBookValueLandBuildings

Investments Program Related InvestmentsProgramRelated (2 entries)

DescriptionDescription	Book ValueBookValue	Method Of ValuationMethodOfValuation
COMMUNITY FOUNDATION	1734221	F
GROWING THE GARDEN	230482	F

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Of Book Value Program Related	1964703	TotalOfBookValueProgramRelated
Total Revenue	1512205	TotalRevenue
Total Expenses	1456137	TotalExpenses
Excess Or Deficit For Year	56068	ExcessOrDeficitForYear
Net Unrealized GL On Investments	-95747	NetUnrealizedGLOnInvestments
Donated Services And Facilities	114216	DonatedServicesAndFacilities
Total Adjustments	18469	TotalAdjustments
Excess Or Deficit Per FS	74537	ExcessOrDeficitPerFS
Tot Revenue Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	1547248	TotRevenueEtcAuditedFinclStmt
Net Unrealized Gains Investments	-95747	NetUnrealizedGainsInvestments
Donated Srvc And Use Of Facilities	121241	DonatedSrvcAndUseOfFacilities
Other Revenues	24817	OtherRevenues
Revenue Not Rptd F990	50311	RevenueNotRptdF990
Revenue Subtotal	1496937	RevenueSubtotal
Investment Expenses Not Included	15268	InvestmentExpensesNotIncluded
Revenue Not Rptd On Fin Stmt	15268	RevenueNotRptdOnFinStmt
Total Revenue Per Form990	1512205	TotalRevenuePerForm990
Tot Expenses Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	1472711	TotExpensesEtcAuditedFinclStmt
Donated Services Use Of Facilities	7025	DonatedServicesUseOfFacilities
Other Expenses Included	24817	OtherExpensesIncluded
Expenses Not Rptd F990	31842	ExpensesNotRptdF990
Expenses Subtotal	1440869	ExpensesSubtotal
Investment Expenses Not Included2	15268	InvestmentExpensesNotIncluded2
Expenses Not Rptd On Fin Stmt	15268	ExpensesNotRptdOnFinStmt
Total Expenses Per Form990	1456137	TotalExpensesPerForm990

Form990 Schedule D Part XIV Form990ScheduleDPartXIV (4 entries)

IdentifierIdentifier	Return ReferenceReturnReference	ExplanationExplanation
DESCRIPTION OF INTENDED USE OF ENDOWMENT FUNDS:	PART V, LINE 4:	HELD UNTIL PERPETUITY AND THE INTEREST AND EARNINGS ARE USED FOR GARDEN EXPENSES.
DESCRIPTION OF UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS UNDER FIN 48:	PART X:	U.S. GAAP REQUIRES MANAGEMENT TO EVALUATE TAX POSITIONS TAKEN BY THE ORGANIZATION AND RECOGNIZE A TAX LIABILITY (OR ASSET) IF THE ORGANIZATION HAS TAKEN AN UNCERTAIN POSITION THAT MORE LIKELY THAN NOT WOULD NOT BE SUSTAINED UPON EXAMINATION BY A TAXING AUTHORITY. MANAGEMENT HAS ANALYZED THE TAX POSITIONS TAKEN BY THE ORGANIZATION, AND HAS CONCLUDED THAT AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2011 AND 2010, THERE ARE NO UNCERTAIN POSITIONS TAKEN OR EXPECTED TO BE TAKEN THAT WOULD REQUIRE RECOGNITION OF A LIABILITY (OR ASSET) OR DISCLOSURE IN THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. THE ORGANIZATION IS SUBJECT TO ROUTINE AUDITS BY TAXING JURISDICTIONS: HOWEVER, THERE ARE CURRENTLY NO AUDITS FOR ANY TAX PERIODS IN PROGRESS. THE ORGANIZATION WILL RECOGNIZE FUTURE ACCRUED INTEREST AND PENALITES RELATED TO UNRECOGNIZED TAX BENEFITS IN INCOME TAX EXPENSE IF INCURRED. THE ORGANIZATION IS NO LONGER SUBJECT TO FEDERAL TAX EXAMINATION BY TAX AUTHORITIES FOR YEARS BEFORE 2008 AND STATE EXAMINATION FOR YEARS BEFORE 2007.
PART XI, LINE 8 - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:		NET ASSETS RELEASED FROM RESTRICITO -2,896,064. NET ASSETS RELEASED FROM RESTRICTIO 2,896,064.
		ON THE 990 FORM THE COST OF GOODS SOLD AND FUNDRAISING EXPENSES ARE OFFSET WITH REVENUES ON THE STATEMENT OF REVENUE PAGE 9 THEREFORE THE EXPENSES NEEDED TO BE SUBTRACTED OUT OF THE FINANCIAL STATEMENT REVENUE AND EXPENSES.

Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG

Events Information EventsInformation

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Name Of Event1	GARDEN FAIR	NameOfEvent1
Gross Receipts Event1	88311	GrossReceiptsEvent1
Gross Revenue Event1	88311	GrossRevenueEvent1
Other Direct Expenses Event1	42915	OtherDirectExpensesEvent1
Name Of Event2	GARDEN OF LIGHTS	NameOfEvent2
Gross Receipts Event2	286816	GrossReceiptsEvent2
Gross Revenue Event2	286816	GrossRevenueEvent2
Other Direct Expenses Event2	67564	OtherDirectExpensesEvent2
Total Number Of Other Events	7	TotalNumberOfOtherEvents
Gross Receipts Other Events	107307	GrossReceiptsOtherEvents
Gross Revenue Other Events	107307	GrossRevenueOtherEvents
Other Direct Expenses Other Events	53070	OtherDirectExpensesOtherEvents
Gross Receipts Total	482434	GrossReceiptsTotal
Gross Revenue Total Events	482434	GrossRevenueTotalEvents
Other Direct Expenses Total Events	163549	OtherDirectExpensesTotalEvents
Direct Expense Summary Events	163549	DirectExpenseSummaryEvents
Net Income Summary	318885	NetIncomeSummary

Schedule L IRS990ScheduleL

Form990 Schedule L Part IV Form990ScheduleLPartIV (3 entries)

RelationshipRelationship	Amount Of TransactionAmountOfTransaction	Description Of TransactionDescriptionOfTransaction	Sharing Of RevenuesSharingOfRevenues
MARCIA O'LEARY
ON BOD AND EMPLOYEE AT SCHENCK	253	ACCOUNTING SERVICES AND SUPPORT	0
JEANEE AND MIKE KARCZ
MIKE IS ON BOD		JEANNE WAS THE ACCOUNTANT FOR THE GARDEN DURING PART OF THE YEAR AND MIKE IS ON THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS	0
CAROL FALTYNSKI
CAROL IS ON THE BOD		CAROL WAS PERFORMING PAID ACCOUNTING SERVICES FOR THE ORGANIZATION AND WAS A DIRECTOR ON THE BOD DURING THE FISCAL YEAR.	0

Schedule M IRS990ScheduleM

Other Non Cash Contributions Table OtherNonCashContributionsTable

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Non Cash Checkbox	X	NonCashCheckbox
Description	ADVERTISING	Description
Number Of Contributions	3	NumberOfContributions
Noncash Contribs Rptd F990	51382	NoncashContribsRptdF990

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Any Property That Must Be Held	0	AnyPropertyThatMustBeHeld
Review Process Unusual NC Gifts	0	ReviewProcessUnusualNCGifts
Third Parties Used	0	ThirdPartiesUsed

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

General Explanation GeneralExplanation (12 entries)

IdentifierIdentifier	Return ReferenceReturnReference	ExplanationExplanation
NEW PROGRAM SERVICES	FORM 990, PART III, LINE 2	CONSTRUCTION OF OUR NEW EDUCATION CENTER AND RENOVATION OF TH EXISTING VISITOR CENTER HAS ENABLED THE GARDEN TO EXPAND THE SERVICES WE PROVIDE TO PEOPLE OF ALL AGES, INCLUDING MORE TOURS & CLASSES, AND A NEW LIBRARY AND HORTICULTURAL RESOURCE CENTER THAT ENABLES THE GARDEN TO FULFILL ITS MISSION YEAR ROUND.
	FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 2	THE ORGANIZATION PURCHASES ACCOUNTING SERVICES FROM A FIRM WHO HAS ONE REPRESENTATIVE ON THE ORGANIZATION'S BOARD OF DIRECTORS.
	FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 6	INDIVIDUALS ARE ALLOWED TO PURCHASE MEMBERSHIPS THROUGH THE ORGANIZATION.
	FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7A	BOARD OF DIRECTORS IS ELECTED BY MEMBERS.
	FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11	FINANCE AND/OR EXECUTIVE COMMITEE REVIEWS.
	FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C	DISCUSSION IN BOARD MINUTES
	FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15	REVIEW OF LOCAL WAGES AND BENEFITS; APPROVAL BY EXECUTIVE COMMITEE AND/OR BOARD
	FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 18	VIA NEWSLETTER, ALL GOVERNING DOCUMENTS ARE OFFERED FOR REVIEW UPON REQUEST.
	FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19	UPON REQUEST
ALL OTHER FUNCTIONAL EXPENSES	FORM 990, PART X, LINE 24E	UTILITIES AND TELEPHONE : PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 42,983. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 42,983. POSTAGE AND PRINTING : PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 37,562. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 37,562. RENTAL AND STORAGE : PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 36,165. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 36,165. PROFESSIONAL FEES : PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 27,657. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 27,657. PLANT PURCHASES : PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 22,851. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 22,851. HOSPITALITY AND ENTERTAINMENT : PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 21,292. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 21,292. BANK FEES : PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 10,151. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 10,151. CONTRIBUTIONS : PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 4,676. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 4,676. REPAIRS AND MAINTENANCE : PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 3,967. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 3,967. DUES : PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 3,746. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 3,746. PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT : PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 2,348. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 2,348. DECORATIONS : PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 1,882. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 1,882. LICENSE & PERMITS : PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 1,708. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 1,708. EQUIPMENT PURCHASES : PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 1,606. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 1,606. SHIPPING/FREIGHT : PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 1,551. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 1,551. POSTAGE AND PRINTING : PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 0. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 1,391. TOTAL EXPENSES 1,391. HONORARIA : PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 1,280. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 1,280. BOOKS AND SUBSCRIPTIONS : PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 849. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 849.
CHANGES IN NET ASSETS OR FUND BALANCES:	FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 5:	NET UNREALIZED LOSSES ON INVESTMENTS: -95,747. DONATED SERVICES AND USE OF FACILITIES: 114,216. NET ASSETS RELEASED FROM RESTRICITO -2,896,064. NET ASSETS RELEASED FROM RESTRICTIO 2,896,064. TOTAL TO FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 5: 18,469.
	FORM 990 PART XII LINE 2C	THE ORGANIZATION HAS A COMMITTEE THAT ASSUMES RESPONSIBILITY FOR OVERSIGHT OF THE AUDIT, WHICH HAS NOT CHANGED FROM THE PRIOR YEAR.